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rapper

[ rap-er ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that raps rap or knocks.
  2. the knocker of a door.
  3. Slang. a person who chats or talks, especially freely.
  4. a person who performs rap music, especially professionally.


rapper

/ ˈræpə /

noun

  1. something used for rapping, such as a knocker on a door
  2. a performer of rap music
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rapper1

1605–15; 1970–75, Americanism rapper fordef 3; rap 1 + -er 1
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Example Sentences

Owing mostly to this and Scott’s Fortnite concert from last year, Forbes put the rapper back on its recent 30 Under 30 list, and called him “corporate America’s brand whisperer,” which itself is corporate brand-speak for “very famous guy.”

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The rapper turned cat man who is busting stereotypes with his love for felinesSince April, the spontaneous service has brought in around $60,000, allowing McCarthy to continue paying her staff members.

The rapper is set to release her HBO Max docuseries, which will document her personal life and pregnancy journey.

This one shows a rapper beating an elite NBA player at basketball.

The rapper turned cat man who is busting stereotypes with his love for felinesA dog was missing for weeks.

The pale, baby-faced, red-cheeked rapper is furiously puffing away at a hastily-made blunt crammed with low-grade weed.

An 18-year-old Swedish rapper/Internet meme has inspired legions of impressionable teens to get based in bucket hats.

Reconcile is a rapper from Houston, a city with a rich hip-hop legacy.

At this point, the female rapper comes across as fairly sympathetic—that is, until Azealia Banks grabs the mic.

The rapper will.i.am was one such panelist, forced upon Gregory for an excruciatingly awkward roundtable segment.

That's Mr. Beamish's, that fine house there with the brass rapper and the green lamp beside it; and there's the hospital.

Then grasping the rapper, the Major lifted it and rapped hard several times.

The effect was instantaneous: the invisible rapper responded by imitating the number of her movements.

Addressing the viewless rapper she said "count ten;" the raps obeyed.

He arrived at the house, and his hand shook as he reached it to the rapper.

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